Automated fabric inspection with USTER brand
In filament yarn production, the USTER evenness tester is now almost as well-established as in cotton spinning.
In filament yarn production, the USTER evenness tester is now almost as well-established as in cotton spinning.
Taking the successful EVS fabric inspection systems into its portfolio, USTER will seek to expand the scope
for automated fabric quality assurance. Its filament
yarn tester has already made an impact in technical textiles markets, and this sector will also see USTER explore further applications for its fabric inspection systems, starting with the forthcoming Techtextil
North America exhibition.
In filament yarn production, the USTER evenness tester is now almost as well-established as in cotton spinning. The distinctive grey and red livery of the instrument today is a familiar sight in the laboratories
of technical textile yarn manufacturers, acknowledged
as essential equipment over the past six decades. In
its latest version, the USTER TESTER 6 C-800 drives
global standards – and its new capacitive sensor gives filament yarn producers the power to guarantee right-first-time quality.
USTER’s product portfolio in laboratory testing is
well known, not so the competences in other areas
of technical textile processing. At Techtextil North America 2019, USTER introduces its newly-integrated systems for automated fabric inspection. Although the USTER name may not yet have the impact in fabric manufacturing as in other sectors, its range of inspection technology now being presented is class-leading,
backed by 28 years’ experience.
This new offer is based on USTER’s acquisition
last year of Elbit Vision Systems (EVS), the Israel-based pioneer in automated optical inspection equipment.
Now incorporated within USTER, the EVS products are part of a comprehensive textile quality monitoring and control offering, from fibre to fabric.
EVS technology is applicable to wide-ranging fabric types and end-uses, including numerous specific and diverse segments of technical textiles. Visitors to previous Techtextil North America shows have already been able to view EVS monitoring and fabric quality assurance systems since 2006. The latest developments to be featured at the upcoming show (Booth 1429) in Raleigh, North Carolina display the classic USTER design and carry the new product designations: USTER EVS Q-BAR, USTER EVS FABRIQ VISION and USTER EVS
FABRIQ SHADE.
In North America, it is common for leading
brands to employ fabric inspection processes to increase yields and – primarily – to ensure the quality their customers require. This is especially important in
critical product areas such as vehicle seating, airbags, seat belts, tire cord, and vinyl in the automotive industry; as well in high-tech apparel, technical, medical, and composite markets.
In these demanding and often sensitive applications, materials must generally be lightweight, durable and sustainable, with secured and consistent quality as the absolute prerequisite. Says John Belew, Vice-President Sales at Uster Technologies Inc., USA: “Among international experts from architecture, the automotive industry, medicine, the fashion industry or personal protection we want to continue to spread the word about on-loom inspection. Together with the suppliers to these industries, we aim to find new applications for our finishing systems.â€
Some EVS customers have been enjoying the advantages of automated fabric inspection for more
than 20 years. Over that period, ongoing development of the systems has kept pace with their needs. The commitment to strict quality control – eradicating
fabric defects and even the slightest deviations in
colour shade – has created and developed unique customer experiences. Mills installed fabric inspection systems on equipment such as tenter frames, coating lines and sanforizers. Customer satisfaction with EVS was enhanced by measurable benefits across KPIs: production efficiency, increasing yield, and lower labour costs – adding up to higher profitability.
“Long-term customer relationships show that the systems we offer continuously develop in parallel
with the need of the users. We want them to produce
a better product for their market – and no less,†says Belew. “At Techtextil, we will show that trusting
USTER means no compromises in quality with automated fabric inspection installed.â€
The Uster Group is the leading high-technology instrument manufacturer of products for quality management for the textile industry. The Group provides testing and monitoring instruments, systems and services that allow optimisation of quality through each individual stage of textile production. This includes raw textile fibres, such as cotton or wool, all staple fibre and filament yarns, as well as downstream services to the final finished fabric. The Uster Group provides benchmarks that are a basis for the trading of textile products at assured levels of quality across global markets. The Group’s aim is to forward know-how on quality, productivity and cost to the textile industry.
The Group is headquartered in Uster, Switzerland and operates through a worldwide Market Organization complemented by Technology Centers. It has sales and service subsidiaries in the major textile markets and Technology Centers in Uster (Switzerland), Knoxville (USA), Suzhou (China) and Caesarea (Israel).
In many areas of primary textiles, USTER is
a watchword for quality. From fibre to yarn, producers worldwide trust the USTER brand to
help them deliver the quality their customers demand and optimise their operations. Now, USTER has expanded its technology to cover fabric production, with world-class systems for automated fabric inspection which guarantee consistent and measurable quality.
Taking the successful EVS fabric inspection systems into its portfolio, USTER will seek to expand the scope
for automated fabric quality assurance. Its filament
yarn tester has already made an impact in technical textiles markets, and this sector will also see USTER explore further applications for its fabric inspection systems, starting with the forthcoming Techtextil
North America exhibition.
In filament yarn production, the USTER evenness tester is now almost as well-established as in cotton spinning. The distinctive grey and red livery of the instrument today is a familiar sight in the laboratories
of technical textile yarn manufacturers, acknowledged
as essential equipment over the past six decades. In
its latest version, the USTER TESTER 6 C-800 drives
global standards – and its new capacitive sensor gives filament yarn producers the power to guarantee right-first-time quality.
Automated fabric inspection
USTER’s product portfolio in laboratory testing is
well known, not so the competences in other areas
of technical textile processing. At Techtextil North America 2019, USTER introduces its newly-integrated systems for automated fabric inspection. Although the USTER name may not yet have the impact in fabric manufacturing as in other sectors, its range of inspection technology now being presented is class-leading,
backed by 28 years’ experience.
This new offer is based on USTER’s acquisition
last year of Elbit Vision Systems (EVS), the Israel-based pioneer in automated optical inspection equipment.
Now incorporated within USTER, the EVS products are part of a comprehensive textile quality monitoring and control offering, from fibre to fabric.
Multiple technical textiles applications
EVS technology is applicable to wide-ranging fabric types and end-uses, including numerous specific and diverse segments of technical textiles. Visitors to previous Techtextil North America shows have already been able to view EVS monitoring and fabric quality assurance systems since 2006. The latest developments to be featured at the upcoming show (Booth 1429) in Raleigh, North Carolina display the classic USTER design and carry the new product designations: USTER EVS Q-BAR, USTER EVS FABRIQ VISION and USTER EVS
FABRIQ SHADE.
In North America, it is common for leading
brands to employ fabric inspection processes to increase yields and – primarily – to ensure the quality their customers require. This is especially important in
critical product areas such as vehicle seating, airbags, seat belts, tire cord, and vinyl in the automotive industry; as well in high-tech apparel, technical, medical, and composite markets.
In these demanding and often sensitive applications, materials must generally be lightweight, durable and sustainable, with secured and consistent quality as the absolute prerequisite. Says John Belew, Vice-President Sales at Uster Technologies Inc., USA: “Among international experts from architecture, the automotive industry, medicine, the fashion industry or personal protection we want to continue to spread the word about on-loom inspection. Together with the suppliers to these industries, we aim to find new applications for our finishing systems.â€
Developing unique customer experiences
Some EVS customers have been enjoying the advantages of automated fabric inspection for more
than 20 years. Over that period, ongoing development of the systems has kept pace with their needs. The commitment to strict quality control – eradicating
fabric defects and even the slightest deviations in
colour shade – has created and developed unique customer experiences. Mills installed fabric inspection systems on equipment such as tenter frames, coating lines and sanforizers. Customer satisfaction with EVS was enhanced by measurable benefits across KPIs: production efficiency, increasing yield, and lower labour costs – adding up to higher profitability.
“Long-term customer relationships show that the systems we offer continuously develop in parallel
with the need of the users. We want them to produce
a better product for their market – and no less,†says Belew. “At Techtextil, we will show that trusting
USTER means no compromises in quality with automated fabric inspection installed.â€
The Uster Group is the leading high-technology instrument manufacturer of products for quality management for the textile industry. The Group provides testing and monitoring instruments, systems and services that allow optimisation of quality through each individual stage of textile production. This includes raw textile fibres, such as cotton or wool, all staple fibre and filament yarns, as well as downstream services to the final finished fabric. The Uster Group provides benchmarks that are a basis for the trading of textile products at assured levels of quality across global markets. The Group’s aim is to forward know-how on quality, productivity and cost to the textile industry.
The Group is headquartered in Uster, Switzerland and operates through a worldwide Market Organization complemented by Technology Centers. It has sales and service subsidiaries in the major textile markets and Technology Centers in Uster (Switzerland), Knoxville (USA), Suzhou (China) and Caesarea (Israel).
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